19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Girl In A Blue Tunic 1840s So how old is this

So how old is this gentleman and how did he end up discarded in a junk shop in Essex

A fine mid-19th-century river landscape depicting two barges under the gentle glow of an evening’s setting sun

the sketched lines are on top

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 32½” x 26½” / 83cm x 67cmYear of creation: c

a lone traveller is walking home along a path worn by time

19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Girl In A Blue Tunic 1840s So how old is thisA late 19th century French school portrait of a girl in a blue tunic. She has endearing doe eyes and the look of a good natured child. During the 19th century, childrens clothing tended to be created at home either by mothers or seamstresses. A popular outfit for both boys and girls consisted of a tunic, which was fitted at the waist and flared out into a skirt. Its tricky to tell boys and girls apart in portraits from this period as they often